The first of Lester Dent’s “gadget heroes” was Lynn Lash. This short-lived character came out before Doc Savage was created, and it’s said that...
An interesting, if sometimes overlooked, pulp homage is Lin Carter‘s short-lived Prince Zarkon series. It ran for five novels in the 1970s and ’80s, and it...
As I’ve noted in the past, we often overlook “pulp” that appeared overseas. Britain has a similar group of fiction outlets like the pulps, with...
The third issue of the new Pulp Adventures, #17, is now out. We get another great collection of pulp fiction with a Norman Saunders western cover. We don’t have...
I have already noted my interest in occult investigators, those who either confront occult mysteries or use occult abilities and knowledge to confront mysteries. These...
As has too often been the case, many pulp writers were ignored or overlooked during their lifetimes, only to become massively popular and well read after their demise...
During the “classic” period of science-fiction, a popular sub-genre was the “space opera.” These stories were usually melodramas of epic heroes...
Well, another Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention for 2015 has come and gone, and with it we get another convention program book: Windy City Pulp Stories #15. This...
The idea that the Earth is a hollow sphere is one that has been tossed around in esoteric circles, and has been the basis of some science-fiction tales. One early...
I have previously posted about the writing team of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. They have the long-running Pendergast series which I’ve reviewed, the more...